Predictors of physical assault victimization: Findings from the National Survey of Adolescents

Abstract Exposure to interpersonal victimization during childhood and adolescence is prevalent and has been found to be associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. The present study examined the relations between childhood violence exposure and mental health on subsequent exposure...

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Published inAddictive behaviors Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 814 - 820
Main Authors Amstadter, Ananda B, Elwood, Lisa S, Begle, Angela Moreland, Gudmundsdottir, Berglind, Smith, Daniel W, Resnick, Heidi S, Hanson, Rochelle F, Saunders, Benjamin E, Kilpatrick, Dean G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2011
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adult
Assaults
Child
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug use
Family
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mental health
Physical assault
Psychiatry
PTSD
Risk
Risk Factors
Self Report
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Teenagers
United States - epidemiology
Violence
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
United States
PTSD
Substance use
Adolescence
Risk
Physical assault
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Summary:Abstract Exposure to interpersonal victimization during childhood and adolescence is prevalent and has been found to be associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. The present study examined the relations between childhood violence exposure and mental health on subsequent exposure to new physical assault in young adults using longitudinal nationally representative, prospective data from the initial (Wave I) and follow-up interviews (Wave II) of the National Survey of Adolescents (NSA). Among the 1,753 participants who completed both assessment time points, 15.8% reported a new physical assault experience at Wave II. Results indicated that racial/ethnic status, gender, history of child physical abuse, witnessed violence drug use, and family drug problems reported at Wave I were all significant predictors of new physical assault. Implications are discussed.
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ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.03.008